it is two o'clock. it's 3pm. elections in england. special live coverage of the local elections in england. if they've been elected. elections in england. we'll have the results for you as they come in. viewers on bbc two joining viewers on the bbc news channel. coverage of the local elections in england. on the bbc news england. channel. and talking of course to the results to come but plenty to talk about. political parties. about. councils to declare, we have had 145 councillors in. councillors in. around england finding out today if they have been elected. they have been elected. let's have a look at what has been going on today so far. the latest results as they come in and a few are still coming in now. and a few are still coming we will bring them to you straightaway. straightaway. really important zones to in now. where labour took the council from come. to come. the conservatives. experts and talking to the political parties in the studio. parties in the studio. a quick look at what's been going on today. they had hopes of gains in swindon, barnet and at what's been going on wandsworth. today. to the political parties in the studio. what happened earlier today? redditch and nuneaton. council from the conservatives overnight. lots of celebrating there. earlier, where labour took the council from the tories. there. council from the tories. they very good result for them. good result for them. failed to win in other areas where they had hoped off council gains. they had hoped off we will be talking about that. what about the conservatives? council gains. i'm thinking of swindon, barnet and wandsworth. they had hoped despite talk of a labour challenge. wandsworth. to gain some they also lost control of derby, redditch and nuneaton. of derby, redditch and nuneaton. councils. councils. what about the conservatives? basildon and redditch. of councils in derby, redditch and nuneaton. they bit of a mixed picture. we will talk more about

that. that. thinking conservative workers in wandsworth. that was this morning. we will have a word about the conservative performance. where the party remains in control —— thanking her workers. —— thanking her workers. conservative performance. they remain in she has also been in let's talk about the lib dems. control. in control. barnet. london, where the lib dems took the council from the conservatives. they won councils in peter burke, basildon and redditch. peter burke, basildon and redditch. —— in talking about that was a very good result for them. peterborough. their victory borough of kingston. not all good news for the conservatives. news for the conservatives. over night. night. we will see what happens there. took the council from the labour and the lib dems, so we will talk more about their performance. talk more about hopefully that will come up in our time as well. conservatives. conservatives. a word their performance. they've got high hopes in kingston as about ukip... well. in 2013—14 it was a high point for them. as well. well, almost total collapse, really. cambridgeshire which should delight sir vince cable as well. sir vince cable as well. conservatives, and some pretty outlandish television is going on. outlandish television is it's been a story of almost total collapse. doesn't seem to have done the trick for them. going on. collapse. they've lost all but they also took richmond in a handful of seats. west london. we will look at handful of seats. kingston too. too. account on brexit, that doesn't seem to have done the trick this time. to have done the trick this time. point, 2013 and 2014, such a strong surge for ukip. forget all of that. that's the headlines and that's where we are at the moment. news is bring you up—to—date with where we are on these results. where we are on they have lost all but a handful of their councillors. made huge losses these results.

overnight. overnight. they are really licking their wounds. we will talk about a little later on. on. political guests in the studio and welcome to them once more. welcome to them once more. plenty to talk about, jo coburn is also with me. council seats to labour, conservatives with 1130. also with me. conservatives with 1130. lib dems bid 411. lib dems bid a11. let's have a look at the scoreboard first. the scoreboard first. bid a11. the greens and 32, having gained we stand right now with labour having made 58 games. four. having made 58 games. gained four. ukip, 118 losses, this is the us, why don't you show —— we show you the scoreboard of councillors. you the scoreboard of down to three. latest figure we councillors. to three. we are almost done, right at the end of this process really. of this process really. have. latest figure we have. 58 gains in terms of individual seats. five councils to declare. sometimes like a quarter of the candidates. the independents councils to declare. councillors, they put on 58 and 86. overnight. overnight. the conservatives on 1305, they have lost 19. introduce them properly at that point. 1305, they have lost 19. point. but it is lovely to have you with us. with us. 499, having added 66 to their tally, the greens on 35, having added six. the greens on 35, once again and we will have a word in a second. in a second. having added six. that's the scorecard. point and a good moment for us to joinjane. joinjane.

hello, good afternoon. i'm jane hill because this is an important result for billable democrats. with a summary for billable democrats. of the news. independence do include some former ukip people. ukip people. cambridgeshire from the conservatives. conservatives. this is a big despite both claiming successes. the bbc and from joe and from the political parties. result for them. political parties. including wandsworth and for them. look at the difference from last time. why don't we joinjane for a full update on the day's news. barnet. the tories lost control of trafford after 1a years. from last time. here's our political correspondent eleanor garnier. 1a gains to billable democrats in south cambridgeshire. democrats in good afternoon, south cambridgeshire. i'mjane hill. celebrations here... looked at today's main election to the liberal democrats there, and everywhere. story. but disappointment, too, for both of the main parties in in south cambridgeshire. story. england. cambridgeshire. approach to that and the prospect of a second referendum. labour or the a second referendum. tories. any breakthrough, despite first all of the day's news and headlines. good afternoon. both claiming to. i'm jane hill with a summary of the news. claiming to. the south coast council from the conservatives. the conservatives lost control of trafford after 14 years. control of trafford after despite both claiming successes. 14 years. here is our political correspondent, chris mason. welcome to including wandsworth and barnet in barnet, in hadn't all been good. london. the tories lost control of trafford after north london. 1a years. here's our political correspondent chris mason. a smiling prime minister facing a question. we lost a bit of ground.

are you tempted to call a snap general election, prime minister? cheering. laughter. of seats across the whole no, i think we willjust enjoy this. country. i think that's a no. 0nce bitten, twice shy and all that. all over the country. they clung on, just. revitalised campaign machine. had hoped to win. also wiped away smiles for the two big westminster but we won't take anything for granted. for the tories, parties too. big westminster parties too. on this success for the results must the future. mean relief. here in plymouth, taking the council from the conservatives. been some unexpected from the conservatives. gains. jeremy corbyn admitted the results haven't all been good. the council from the campaign machine. haven't all been but we won't take anything for granted. conservatives. good. disappointed in any places where we lost a bit of ground. on this success for the lost a bit of ground. haven't all been good. future. lot of seats across the whole country. country. where the lib dems took the london lost a bit of ground. borough from the tories. effective campaign all over the country. can i just say well done and thank of seats across the whole you. this morning, the party leader country. country.

praised his team. not a complete bounce back, but certainly some ground regained. that labour hoped to poach but didn't. campaign all over the didn't. country. as a major been some losses there had also been unexpected gains. unexpected gains. national force. where the liberal democrats take over from the tories. supporters and revitalised campaign machine. cambridgeshire from the tories. machine. but, we won't take council in the anything for granted. north—west of england. for granted. and the work hard for local people and build on this success for the future. on this success for the tories took future. control. where billable democrats take over from the tories. the party leader praised his team. can i just despite a big push from labour. say well done... done... wipe—out, raising questions about whether it team, not a complete bounce back but perking up a bit. in trafford in greater can survive. perking up a bit. manchester. and the conservatives took control. reasserting ourselves as a major national force. reasserting ourselves as a major nationalforce. reasserting ourselves as a major national force. national force.

enough for labour to they have to give that government support. celebrate in trafford. trafford. been, the people of barnet would be waking up to number of councillors, it has been positive so far. a labour council today. them votes and the in london we did conservatives took control. took control. really well. but this time it hasn't happened. the best result since 1971. i was potentially in nappies the last time we did this well. wandsworth was last won by labour in 1974. westminster has never been won by labour. barnet, never been won out right by labour. would be waking up to a labour council today. council today. have never been labour. managed to hang on in swindon despite a big push from labour. despite a big for the first time in strides. push from labour. history. it is relief for the tories and leaves labour puzzled. despite a big push from labour. total wipe—out raising questions about whether they can survive. about whether they can survive. and it's been a rough old time for ukip. they were nuked, suffering an almost total wipe—out. the final picture won't be revealed until later this afternoon. i'd have hoped we'd who can deliver brexit now is the conservative government. done better. conservative government. many people feel they have to get that government support. in the rest of the day's news... that government

in, i think that is a strong base for us to build support. to prince harry on 19th on for the future. may. total number of councillors, it's been pretty positive so far. been pretty positive so far. number of councillors, it's been pretty positive so far. who will travel with miss markle to st george's might be mid afternoon on friday but election night isn't over yet. election night isn't over yet. chapel. counting continues for instance here in birmingham. nicholas witchell, who is outside buckingham palace. four labour candidates have been elected. of the vote in hackney. so, too was, damien egan who won with 5a% of the votes in lewisham. so, they are just tantalising us with a few more details? rokhsana fiaz won with over 75% richmond, but also places like birmingham and knowsley. with a few more details? a few more details, yes. of the vote in newham. birmingham and knowsley. details, yes. john biggs holds the mayoralty for labour we have our youngest councillor ever, just 20 years old. the role to be played by both of meghan markle's parents. in tower hamlets. ever, just 20 years old. meghan markle's parents. and in watford, liberal winning seats right across the country. divorced when she was just six years old. democrat peter taylor is old. the new mayor. country. and arithmetic, is not quite over yet. sheffield city is yet to yet. declare. but we are into the last bits of counting. sinn fein held the seat with a slightly reduced majority. minister theresa may has been thomas will take her by the arm and walk her down the arm. speaking in dudley. barry mcelduff injanuary. walk her down the arm. speaking in dudley. harry will be waiting with his best man, william.

man, william. taking a7% of the vote. better delivery of local services but also keep council taxes low. but also keep council taxes low. the invited guests will be on the grounds of windsor castle. grounds of windsor castle. those are the main election headlines. more later in the hour. now, back to huw at westminster. country, notjust in the west midlands, of course in london. midlands, of course in london. barnet, councillors that labour were targeting. targeting. but labourfailed in their efforts. congregation and there will be a reading welcome back to the election studio. by diana's elder sister. reading by diana's elder sister. for now, back to huw edwards in westminster. preparations really are pretty much done by now? labour held on to hastings on the south coast with a majority of 16. south coast with a majority of done by now? 16. seats to labour and eight seats to the conservatives. many thanks to jane. the conservatives. we are still getting results. about them but do we think most of this will be set in stone by now? this will be set in stone by now? getting results. nothing to the lib dems, ukip and the greens. lib dems, ukip and the kingston upon thames down in the south—west region of greens. the bare figures, labour they are in trouble if it isn't with two weeks on monday to go. two weeks on monday to go. london. south—west region of london. hanging onto hastings. let's go down to hastings. course one of the great hopes for the lib dems. let's have a look. information, keeping the hastings. contest and what we they need 25 for a majority. interest going. going. should read into that.

that. international media who have applied for accreditation for the wedding. already the lib dems have passed for accreditation for the finishing line. the wedding. finishing line. up with in hastings is no real change. you really about the performance in a pretty graphic way. a pretty graphic way. change. both parties are quietly relieved about that. identities of the bridesmaids and pageboys and things like that. the lib dems in kingston, 12 losses to the conservatives. to the conservatives. pretty dramatic change. pageboys and things like that. relieved about that. labour down think we will get those just a few days before the b day two as itself. days before the b day itself. well. all right, more to come. hastings is not really natural territory on the council any more. territory on the council any more. well. thank you for 110w. thank you for now. labour have held since 2010 with an increasing grip. nick witchel at buckingham palace. increasing grip. results to come but very pleasing as they found it quite hard to make inroads. hard to make inroads. well. well. have been campaigning on key issues for some time and it is paying off. for some time and it is paying off. that were agents nightmares in the run—up to this vote. we will be back for more in kingston at the scrutinised. moment. this vote. at the moment. death of 18—year—old connor sparrowhawk. we will talk to the labour mp lisa nandy. mp amber rudd stepped down as home secretary over the windrush scandal. secretary over the windrush scandal. labour mp lisa nandy. amazingly patient, thank you brew much, we are grateful. much, we are grateful. about alleged sexual misconduct. emerged about his claims to having had a military career. very frank at the end of this very session of results and analysis. session of results and analysis. had a military career. they've had a torrid week. torrid week. as they went into it has come as a relief for them. tell me, honestly, where you think you have been disappointed? relief for them. you have been disappointed? of its members.

he denies the claims. to leave their homes in hawaii and i think increasing that would have been very difficult for them. have been very difficult for them. following a volcanic eruption. mount kilauea erupted on the big island changed hands, overall they are quite relieved about that. of hawaii. quite relieved about that. a local state of emergency has been declared. might disappoint them is that the turnout was only 37%. kilauea is one of the world's turnout was only 37%. most active volcanoes. country, and in some of those areas we seem to be going backwards. we seem to be going backwards. as their new manager this afternoon. because red and rule areas become international‘s first step into first—team darker blue. popular in hastings, that if the turnout is only hovering around 307! turnout is only hovering around 307! darker blue. management. think that will be a disappointment for them. that is interesting. against his former liverpool manager, brendan rodgers. what do you make if we want to form the next of that? do you make of that? government. government. the amber rudd story is the backdrop. labour, it is serious of the country. story is the backdrop. country. consecutive league title. from the conservatives, particularly because her majority is very small. because her majority is very small. future of this country, then the future could be quite start, indeed. future could be those are the main news stories so far here this afternoon. quite start, indeed. far here this afternoon. the newsroom here later in the afternoon. now back to huw at westminster. holding, it is an area they have done well in in the past. done well in in the past. that is such a rich area for us to discuss. discuss.

policy platform that can start bridging that gap? bridging that gap? conservatives and may have affected them on the doorstep. them on the doorstep. thank you to jane and we will be back there later on. back there later on. the moment are not offering that policy platform to people in towns. policy platform to people in done, particularly amongst ethnic minority voters. towns. the tories as what do you think? much as labour. london results in and they are very important results. it didn't come up in the way i thought it would. important results. thought it would. outside london as that is interesting as well. about more in london than outside, from my own personal experience. from my own personal interesting as well. let's look at the counsellor picture in london. the counsellor picture experience. in london. system issue that went wrong rather than people being targeted. before i talk to my colleague tim donovan barnet for us. than people being targeted. towns opposed to, we have seen warning signs about the public. warning signs about donovan barnet for us. let's look at these something we were quite thankful for. for. the public. figures. these figures. labour on 683 councillors, gaining a8 in london. councillors, gaining a8 in london. the conservatives on a18, having very strong vote to leave the european union. lost 66. european union. lost 66. the lib dems and 97, gaining 17 and the greens and five. gaining 17 and the greens and five. afford to ignore any longer what people are trying to tell us. ukip having support for a strong compliant immigration system. people are trying to tell us. lost seven. immigration system. and that's what we got back. we got back. the residents groupings on 26. residents groupings on 26.

didn't go backwards, which i england, certainly as far as these elections are concerned. think is something. elections are concerned. are you clutching straight to barnet and tim donovan is there. the sharp end of the at straws? is there. straws? social care crisis. crisis. you were in wandsworth, which had its own story to tell. its own story to tell. we should have gone backwards and we didn't. like nuneaton, what was the labour message not doing there for you? message not didn't. through barnet on what has happened i'm not convinced and it's quite a strange point, really. doing there quite a strange point, really. there. for you? there. things came to the heart, one how the story kept changing throughout. the story kept changing throughout. and people very upset among labour supporters and labour candidates. supporters and labour candidates. knowing what was going on and being incompetent. incompetent. it was the incompetence point that hit home. point that hit home. westminster, in politics, you live the detail. the detail. everyone else is completely turned off. completely turned off. hear that something is going wrong and that's basically what was there. and that's basically and infrastructure and opportunities what was there. in towns like mine. in towns like mine. approved by the party conference just back last autumn. just back last autumn. would want to win in a general election. ijust think it's wrong. what is wrong? council, because labour needed just one seat to win it. that people when talking about it... one seat to win talking about it...

it. you don't understand the point i made. no, i don't. just gone into no overall control in the last few weeks. the last few weeks. don't. infrastructure that we need, in order to that's different from saying it's strange. it's strange. you said it was a point in london. do it. order to do it. point in london. with, wasn't scotched at an early stage. doorstep in london but not anywhere else i campaigned. the economy work in this stage. else i campaigned. country for everybody. everybody. system error as opposed to speak to people in a parade not dissimilar to this one. dissimilar to this one. a campaign think. campaign think. to delivering that much greater ambition, in terms of its vision? ambition, in terms of its vision? anti—semitism row, the shorthand we use now. that's something i'm grateful use now. well, i think there are some very good for. grateful for. that's a mistake politicians make. can i finish? signs from labour. good signs from labour. with the accusations, many couldn't really give you that. really give you that. and angry with 13 communities, i think that's dangerous. think that's dangerous. accept it was a pretty dreadful episode in terms of those families? episode in terms corbyn and others had acted fast enough to assure local communities. enough to assure of those families? local communities. something that went wrong at the home office. the priorities and lived experiences of people in towns like mine. of people in towns home office. like mine. it as something we were doing deliberately and that wasn't true. deliberately and jewish labour voters decided not to vote this time for labour. vote this time for that wasn't represent towns and they live in those towns. labour. those towns.

true. that there aren't political parties speaking directly to this agenda. speaking directly to this agenda. people who are sympathetic to them as well. as well. was that you had a nightmare to turnout than local election turn out. we convert afford to fall off the political agenda again. prove your prehistory. political agenda again. out. prove your prehistory. it seems to have really helped the tories get people out. the tories get people out. we will pick up on some of those points. pick up on some of those points. need to hear that broadcast loud and clear with a national london, what would you voice. clear with a be looking out for national voice. this afternoon? out for this afternoon? their birth certificate from a parish in antigua or somewhere. parish in antigua or somewhere. thank you for talking to us,. you for talking to us,. that was a very strong very confident about kingston after their victory in richmond. message. their victory in richmond. they tightened up the immigration rules in 201a. very strong message. rules in 201a. labour abstained in that piece of legislation. that piece of legislation. that helped to form an administration. administration. arguably, but everyone else had a part to play? surprising if kingston were not to go liberal democrat. go liberal democrat. and as we said last night, they held onto sutton. last night, they held onto sutton. one half of the country

it is a really localised picture for the liberal democrats in london. the liberal democrats in london. and not on the other. don't let them try and say they are on their way the other. back. on their way back. it is people like sajid javid's family who came from pakistan... family who came from pakistan... democrats really not doing very well elsewhere in london. have had chuka umunna calling for a postmortem of the labour party. postmortem of the labour party. just answer the elsewhere in london. question. answer the question. there are lots of people who do their dna now and say actually... their dna now and say actually... it's an anti—illegal speculation that heidi alexander will step down. will step down. immigration view. conservative approach, we need to focus on our game. view. focus on our game. but it wasn't targeted at legal migrants. middle of the brexit process, we have to make a success of that. have to make a success of migrants. that. councillors, a majority of 2a in hammersmith. hammersmith. they have 5758 councillors in redbridge. city or suburb, and there are key social issues for my party. social issues for my party. councillors in redbridge. everyone in the same thing and that was the toxic thing. was the toxic reinforcing their dominance in thing. the capital. —— they have 57 or 58. but that was in government policy, that was in government policy... build the houses we need to the next that was in government policy... generation. generation. that is why this is something that is being looked into. is being looked into. think that westminster in wandsworth are really in play. are really in play. or the other first it shows a poverty of ambition. that talks advise the atmosphere, doesn't it? poverty of ambition. doesn't it? environment we are talking number of councillors, but about now.

it was enough. in the cities, but we also want to be doing better everywhere. now. enough. be doing better everywhere. donovan in barnet with the latest picture. compare to the last general election. used language which dotted with labour. to the last general picture. labour. liam byrne referred to a hostile environment. talking about kingston, why don't we election. go to kingston. and alan don't we go to kingston. johnson. when can we expect some kind of outcome? johnson. it was very deliberate and focused language. outcome? focused language. no one asks us, we need some changes, we need some transport. learned is that we need to be more careful when we use these phrases. careful when we use these phrases. changes, we need some transport. when would you like to infrastructure just connecting one city to another. city to another. see the compensation done? counting is moving somewhat faster than that. as soon as possible. than that. possible. investment in infrastructure so we can start growing jobs again. can start growing surprising if the liberal democrats didn't do well here to some degree. didn't do well here to jobs again. down the high streets, and they are dying. some degree. dying. she talks about towns being hollowed out. are taking seriously, it is a high priority. hollowed out. priority. we think it is an appalling situation for people to be in. 12 years worth of liberal democrats situation for people to be in. i come from an immigrant background. come from an immigrant background. in charge. we have to come up with some answers to this. in charge. to this. and speaks from the heart of the party when she does so. party when she does so. democrat spokespeople compared to those on the ground. those on the ground. are taking this issue seriously and we will sort it out. jobs, cutting business rates for small businesses. told it is about bins rather than brexit. we will sort it out. small businesses.

brexit. you admitted to apologise and try to put it right. they have last night and was talking about something i think is a very difficult issue to grapple with. apologised. the comeback. difficult issue to grapple comeback. we saw several days of amber rudd... she said there was not targets... kemmi... with. .. but the reality is there is no trade. the reality is kemmi... there is no let angela trade. expect influence it and why not when it was a 56. finish. 6% remain constituency. finish their point it would be helpful. helpful. she said there were not targets and there were targets. suburban areas like mine and in the cities. targets and there were targets. factors in play in kingston which you think are worthy of note? gas. cities. massive issue with royal parks locally. locally. competence and whether the government was competent to do it. government was competent to do it. then it is simply impossible to be able to get around lincoln. able to get around lincoln. nationalising the railways will not help that. me they don't know what to do with sometimes it's better to let go —— listen to politicians. investing in listen to politicians. it. it. our infrastructure. infrastructure. you're not justifying your right to be here was the point. can start having some real good be here was the point. it this is an atmosphere that needs to be changed. atmosphere that needs qualityjobs. can start having some real good quality to be changed. jobs. quality jobs.

both dominic and emily have explained the exact problem. have explained the exact problem. thank you for waiting patiently to talk to us, gerard. neither party has moved talk to us, gerard. increase recycling and plant more trees. your perspective on the campaign as ukip performed? forward overnight. thank you. on the campaign as ukip performed? overnight. what would you say to people? what would you say to people ? sean dilley for us in kingston. in kingston. what would you say to people? polarised, as the country is still completely divided. completely divided. projected national share of the vote, based on this election. vote, based on this election. it should have been planned 6—12 months before. months before. john curtice, can we just draw some conclusions? conclusions? are we back in yesterday, notjust local elections in england. get 55a candidates and pick ourselves up from the bottom. in england. ourselves up from the bottom. three party politics? party politics? it would be a difficult result but i hoped for more wins. hoped for more you like, which is used as a basis for this projected national share. for this projected national share. wins. dramatic increase in conservative and labour support last year. and labour support last year. but i am not sure we are back at three. 2. 5 may tuesday that i expected us to get between 5—7% in the vote. between 5—7% in the vote. be. i'll take that! because it gives us an acute sense of where the parties lie. of where the parties lie. analysis of about 16 councils, 100 candidates, it is about 7. candidates, it is about 7. national share, with the lib dems on 16% and the others and 1a%. 16% and the others and 1a%. party managed to achieve in the county councils last year. how does that compare with 201a?

that compare with 201a? county councils last year. election ui forced to be reckoned with. with. commentary is going to be in the labour party. labour party. nationalshare, labour up a%, lib dems up 3% and the others down 13. dems up 3% and the others down 13. is difficult to define that as a force be reckoned with. force be reckoned with. to where we were this time last that will of course reflect the huge drop in ukip support since 201a. drop in ukip support year. year. since 201a. can bring john curtice in whose cultivation misses. disappointing and i've wish we could have done better. year, jeremy corbyn's labour party was written off. cultivation misses. can you talk us through have done better. was written off. nobody in ukip will be vastly surprised by that. will be vastly surprised by that. it? through it? weeks later it managed to run the conservative party closer. conservative party closer. them credit, they have managed to draw level with the conservatives. draw level with the conservatives. without having any seats in parliament whatsoever. so far as the projected national share parliament whatsoever. elections are home ties for long history of campaigning for that. is concerned. share is concerned. the opposition. that. opposition. back in 201a, there was a slight labour lead. there was a slight labour lead. are left in that is a strong base for the future. for the future. frankly it is impossible to say that one party is ahead of the other. one party is ahead of the other. promising you are going to put six in the back of the opposition's net. in the back of the matter how hard you have worked, what's the point of ukip now? opposition's net. what's the point of ukip now?

their national performances are concerned. are going to realise we're not going to get the full exit. to get the full exit. concerned. who is going to be happy and who is going to be less happy? and who is going to be less happy? when fact they have —— should have got onto thejob. when fact they have —— should have got onto the job. an overall majority in got onto the job. parliament tree election. tree election. that this is a better performance than the general election. than the general election. emily to come back and talk about in a second. even stevens with the conservatives rather than 2. what do you think? rather than 2. right, let me say this. 5 points behind as they were in the general election. they were in the let me say this. general election. find a way to overturn the referendum altogether. referendum altogether. say this is not a particularly good performance for an opposition. performance for an opposition. you'll find ukip's fortunes are surging again. surging again. were ahead of the projected national share including in 201a. cross, from local council elections to general elections. share including in 201a. to general elections. council elections than we did a year ago. that isn't labour or the conservative party. ago. it is better than the local elections last year. elections last year. conservative party. where is it going to be surging? going to be surging? example we are doing the best we have done since 1971. have done since 1971. geographically, where are you going to be surging? where are you going to be surging? there are marginal seat up and down the country where we are deepening. cannot predict that and i'm not going to predict it. going to predict the country where we are deepening.

it. sense, in the areas you have lost so many people? many people? than many since they gained power in 2010. again, not straight line, the labour party has been disappointing today. for heaven's say, we really were not going to. bad. been disappointing today. going to. it, we were ambitious, not afraid of it, we went all sorts of places. it, we went all sorts of places. understand from today we have won soho. i in the north of england where am party's performance in the county council elections last year. we won two... council elections last year. really two... pleased. different councils and almost 23% of the vote in redditch. the vote in redditch. and that's what i've got to build on over the next year. said, why are you not doing better in those areas? over the next year. in those areas? this is a question we have to be put to answer. progress but even compared with last year, not quite so good. we have to be put to year, not quite so secretary, described it as the black death for ukip? answer. death for ukip? have said to you, it is a mixed picture. good. been my choice of medieval historical analogies. picture. you don't say! burns, defeat, defeat, and finally success. success. but unfortunately he chose that one. that is something i think is being underplayed. that one. we have won back to please. please. that has been disputed at times, what is your view? plague on the houses of tory and labour so maybe we can be again. labour so maybe we

what is your view? can be again. described it as the collapse of ukip. ukip. have won back, and —— we have won back to —— kirklees. have won back, and —— we have won back to -- kirklees. back to -- kirklees. the ukip vote maybejeremy corbyn would have emerged ahead. would have emerged ahead. for us, given the results we have had over the last 18 hours or so. had over the last 18 hours or so. is no point in giving ukip their vote ? is no point in giving ukip their vote? vote? that is where the conservative vote typically goes up most. typically goes up most. circumstances then yes, some of the ukip vote does go to labour. ukip vote does go to labour. labour party is losing, it needs to reconnect. likejeremy corbyn's momentum style labour party. reconnect. labour party. they will not get the brexit they voted for in 2016. voted for in 2016. when i think our support will build again. support will build again. what about the party itself? the party itself? conservative performance in these local leadership swapping

elections. local elections. every five thank you for dealing with that. dealing with that. minutes. london where the labour party has done relatively well. minutes. done relatively well. just has not flourished in any way, has it? has it? years and we have had people like paul who tried to do a good job. paul who tried to do a good job. bury is well, that the anti—semitism row has dented labour's performance? row has dented labour's have had a disastrous leader in henry bolton. henry bolton. performance? was amongst its traditional working—class base. working—class base. professional help in the things we need to reflected in some of the contribution is we have heard today. contribution is we do. need to do. have heard today. good in such wards than it decline in membership, people are joining again. is elsewhere. joining again. elsewhere. says is interesting but it is not what she actually said. what she actually said. substantialjewish communities, then if anything, the gap is bigger. if anything, the gap is bigger. economy in many small towns, which means investing in infrastructure. means investing in sound footing and that's what i will do for the next year. infrastructure. it is pretty difficult to avoid the conclusion. do for the next year. she did not talk about socially liberal or anything else. conclusion. liberal or anything else. you for talking to us today, gerard batten, the ukip leader. batten, the ukip leader.

people from thejewish community in it. it. graduates go back home after they have left university. council, the conservatives short by three seats. have left university. three seats. 20, this is a conservative lib dem battle ground. battle ground. is as it were one of the elements of the brexit vote. the brexit vote. you could see that pattern and love their election. their election. a very important one, is the brexit down two, independents have issue. issue. not changed. ukip down three. is the constituency on which the labour party needs to focus. labour party needs to focus. ” didn't hear her say that. about the outcome in maidstone and what you make of it. didn't hear her say that. what you make of interpreting what lisa said, i will be perfectly honest about that. be perfectly honest about having any effect at all, yet the pattern is clear, isn't it? it. pattern is clear, isn't it? that. contributions over the last 18 hours or so. contributions over the last 18 hours or so. what has changed overnight? reach that majority, the magic number being six. number being six. about local issues, we wouldn't be able to identify systematic pattern. able to identify systematic pattern. disappointing day for the liberal democrats. confirmation of the collapse of the ukip vote. democrats. they lost two seats to the conservatives. but encountered laughter council, the ukip vote has declined. ukip vote. the ukip vote has declined. the conservatives. about these local elections is very little happened. little happened. the conservatives on in london there has been a swing to labour. has been a swing

to labour. area and she thought that lost are two systematic pattern to say it is just about local politics. is just about local politics. them votes. votes. the conservatives had a very good morning. gaining seats from good morning. liberal democrats. broad pattern we are seeing is reflecting national movement. they were hoping to hold on and not lose any seats. reflecting national movement. hold on and not lose any seats. democrats. but actually they gained three. actually they gained three. yes, it is perfectly clear the conservative party's vote goes up. conservative party's vote goes up. and one of them came from a former ukip councillor. to crow about, so far as making gains at labour's expense. gains at labour's expense. ukip councillor. point, i will thank you very much, sojohn curtice. point, i will thank you sided well in 2060 neiko thorpe, left with the remain side did well. left with the remain side did well. very much, so john curtice. so john curtice. in maidstone but are slowly building it status quo, people haven't quenched their positions across the parties. their positions across the parties. up. it up. ukip didn't actually stand any candidates here. any candidates here. those games that would mean you would regain a majority at any time? would regain a majority at any time? councillors left before the election was called and sat as independents. was called and sat as independents. you lost it last year, no indication that you are on your way back. that you are on your way back. and where would you make conservatives and want of a labour party. any progress? party. progress? you are right, we should focus on what we do. what we do. out who will be beleaguered —— one to the labour party. to the labour party.

committee system and they both have to agree and vote on it. to agree and vote on it. progress matters in the forthcoming weeks and conservatives are pushing liberal democrats into second. democrats into second. thank you for months. weeks and months. a wealth of things for us to discuss. thank you. the update. the update. people see more money in their pockets. some very interesting pockets. curtice with the projected national share and the issues around it. share and the issues around it. permutations going on. what part of the country will you get those votes? a very warm welcome to kemi badenoch. will you get those votes? going on. very warm welcome to kemi badenoch. view was on bbc two who have joined us, you are very welcome. bring the country together over that, and then social issues. also to you angela, us, you are very welcome. that, and then social issues. angela smith. and simon hughes. nice to see you. talked about the projected national share of the said her top domestic priority was housing. all of you, experienced election hands. housing. hands. vote. we have a real opportunity to deliver on that. share of the vote. to deliver on that. this is the bbc's projection of the national share. projection of the national share. positively something emily said, it is about actions. is about actions. that is what we have to be relentlessly focusing on. relentlessly focusing on. of this which will be reassuring for theresa may. calculated on the basis of a uk wide are the areas you can see potentially gains? i agree. iagree. the geographic areas? all over the i agree. election. election. place. in the cities... cities... be picking up councils and still be winning council seats is phenomenal. winning council seats is phenomenal. well in the cities, because you're not doing very well there at all! not doing very well there at all! let me answer pretty graphic illustration, the lib dems on 16 and the others on 1a%. dems on 16 and the others on 1a%. the question.

were eight years later, they lost a000 at this point in government. a000 at this point in government. so we are very pleased about that. midlands and some of those other areas. we are very pleased about that. areas. others, principally ukip in this instance, down 13%. important to compare this result with where we were in 201a. instance, down 13%. that is exactly what lisa was talking about. with where we were in 201a. john curtice is coming back in on this. but there is no one coming back in on this. thing. thing. the ukip, notjust ukip explain what the national projected share means. and produced there is one silver bullet, there ain't. bullet, there ain't. pro collapse... share means. collapse... putting a package together unites the country. package together unites the country. did people vote ukip on local election? election? we're just about at the end of the in 201a there was no reference at that point. reference at that point. it was a protest vote. country. protest vote. -- at the end of the programme. programme. they were not happy with the party of government. with the party of government. competitive previous elections —— that were having elections. that were having elections. have, that we are polarised in the cities or not in the cities. cities or not in the cities. later is something positive that we can look at and we are very happy. can look at and we are very happy. angela, what is your perspective? coming year as we go ahead with by—elections as we have been doing. by—elections as we have been doing. on thursday actually did, what with the result be? but the real thing for me is the lack of competition in the areas. lack of competition in the areas. the result be? we are mimicking a general election. general election. that overall is not as encouraging as you might have hoped for? it is patchy. extraordinary statement about how badly the patchy. conservatives did. badly the conservatives did.

that we were looking at something pretty close. certainly done less well than we would have liked. what do we make of it? mayoral election, they were knowingly at would have liked. certainly i would want us to do all. knowingly at all. better. want us to do better. the labour party is going to have done better than we have since the early 1970s. be somewhat disappointed with this. working with our communities across the early 1970s. pretty much consolidated our somewhat disappointed with this. the country. position. the country. position. a pretty high mark we were defending and it is consolidated. defending and it is consolidated. without a doubt, and i think it is the town seats. the town seats. where a lot of ukip voters went back to the conservatives. elections in the 2010, 2015 party, or to the conservatives. 2015—16 local elections. or 2015—16 local elections. went to where they had voted previously. labour mustn'tjust be a party of the cities. previously. the cities. was projected to be a race narrowly ahead of the conservatives. ahead of the conservatives. this time it is a draw. time it is a draw. listening to them, and we should be the conservatives, so a mixed picture. the ones who are. picture. the ones who are. bad day a good day in say we did very well and everyone else did badly. else did badly. the for the conservatives... come on! messages for all of us to learn from. from. on! election last year when they were 2. 5 points game, on the economy and brexit and in social housing. hard to extrapolate local election results behind. in social housing. that is the end of the programme. into general elections. results into general elections. of the programme.

the local collections and exceeded expectations got the general. expectations got the this is not bad for a party that has been in office for eight years. been in office for eight years. general. other thing you will notice, liberal democrats, 16%. talking here about no more than a 30% turn out. democrats, 16%. 30% turn out. is that something about which we should get excited? about which we should get excited? in a general election it is more than twice that. will be, and at the moment of course it looks a long way off. it is more than twice that. it looks a long way off. it is hard to extrapolate. hard to extrapolate. could be pleased with what they have gained. saying the liberal democrats were on eight or 9% were wrong? no. gained. have not done as well as some people predicted. predicted. better in local elections than in parliamentary elections. parliamentary elections. true even in the darkest days seats come the next general election. election. of the coalition. your hard work, and thank you for watching. coalition. watching. results we have got but i'm not too defeatist. defeatist. from all of us at westminster, thank you very much, goodbye. of points down for the liberal democrats. better than anyone predicted a couple of years ago. democrats. couple of years ago. barnet, that is the result of what, a liberal democrats during the coalition years. coalition self—inflicted wound: ? barnet, that is the result of what, a self-inflicted wound: ? years. a self-inflicted wound: ? about to embark on a liberal democrat revival. democrat revival. we have had decent sunshine today across the eastern uk. across the eastern uk. conservative liberal democrat coalition years. the irish sea coast, bristol channel. hot spell of drizzle. coalition years. anti—semitism and claims of anti—semitism. anti—semitism. and murky but it is going to be a mild night and a china for most. mild night and a china for most.

to rebuild that trust with the jewish community. jewish community. offer a credible and serious threat at the next election. temperatures down to nine and 12 for many of us. at the next election. many of us. withholding the vote until we win back the trust. lessons from this result would be what in your view? still looking like a very good weekend. back the trust. weekend. because the party was too slow to do with it? sunny spells warming up and try for most of us. was too slow to do with it? try for most of us. there are two lessons for the labour party. party. well as we should have done and that is a lesson to learn. pressure built across the continent, asking the temperatures here. asking the temperatures here. is a lesson to learn. to see that warm air wafting across our shores. our shores. extrapolate the turnout, the same as four years ago. four years ago. running quite a lot of things, who is the better prime minister? is the better prime minister? about 69% in the general election, up a few points. general election, up a few points. bank holiday in the 40 years that it has existed across the uk. just so you have that comparison. has existed across the uk. of the weekend on saturday, a bit of cloud across western areas. cloud across western areas. rather than labour and theresa may rather than jeremy corbyn. rather than labour and theresa may rather thanjeremy corbyn. rather thanjeremy corbyn. breezy conditions across the northwest of scotland. northwest of scotland. end some wards, there are only 20% returns and that is a shame. had today most temperatures into the high teens and low 20s. returns and that is a shame. high teens and low 20s. through the bank holiday weekend for most of us. that is your weather. this is country's fortunes to the conservatives. bbc news, conservatives. the headlines. my vote, i want to see you do better. have changed hands.

is kingston coming to you? we shall... is all fantastic, but it is achieved solid results despite not making big gains. more balanced. making big gains. balanced. more working—class labour voters living in leave areas. living in leave areas. in places where we have lost able bit of ground. bit of ground. ways as we have never had those votes before. ahead of the conservatives when it is struggling to leave voters. is struggling to leave voters. is the second challenge they will in terms of the projected national vote. probably take away. probably take away. john curtice in our election centre, thank you. our election centre, thank you. the country, notjust here in the west midlands. only but predominately, london and the metropolitan areas. of course the metropolitan areas. in london. be responding positively to some of the points john made. be responding positively to some of the pointsjohn made. the pointsjohn and barnett, councils that labour were targeting. made. were targeting. selection of them on the green outside parliament. but labourfailed in their efforts. let's join annita. thank you. some of more details are being released about the royal wedding. about the royal the points wedding. you been

discussing. discussing. i'm joined by tom howard and dawn foster. are being told today that her father thomas will walk her down the aisle. progress in sheffield, liverpool, hull, and dawn foster. think young voters and young activists sunderland. hull, sunderland. have played ? think young voters and young activists have played? activists have played? england has highlighted significant concerns surrounding their care. played as big a part we held our grounds against neighbour against southwark council. neighbour against southwark council. as everyone else. else. define young voters as completely different from the average voter. different from the average voter. council tax is and how good our services are as everyone else. services are as while and we have got the film review coming up as well. review coming up as well. with the sports news. everyone else. good afternoon to you. those contests than they are taking seats off labour? to you. seats off perhaps have done more in terms of getting out young voters. who says he is honoured to become the new manager of rangers. labour? getting out young voters. the new manager of rangers. problem was getting more people out to vote. agreed a four—year deal to take over. been able to show we can, using the cliche, winning on council estates. a lot of people over. insists he isn't concerned about his lack of experience. cliche, winning on council estates. hull, sheffield, came out. about his lack of experience. sunderland. the former liverpool and england captain's first managerial butjob. captain's first managerial butjob. we are moving in the right direction. which 18 months ago moving in the right direction. was an thinkable. deliverable except the premier league. thinkable. league. he had been part of the global's under 18 coaching setup. global's under 18 about 50 seats, coaching setup. top of the playing a huge part in that for labour.

league in terms labour. of net gain. rangers it was a no—brainer for me i got a different feeling. in my stomach. the ageing and labour is getting younger. it is... younger. stomach. opportunities i have had in terms of eventually take the place of those older voters? being a number one manager. being a number one manager. older voters? politically motivated as people tend to think. progress but it is sometimes one step forward and two steps back. step forward and two steps back. to think. aren't as engaged on either side as is often portrayed. that pressure, front—end for three points on the weekend. is often points on the portrayed. weekend. to come i know there will be a lot of scrutiny and a lot of pressure. of scrutiny and a lot of pressure. that is what i love about being should be very proud of, consolidating the vote in key areas. consolidating the involved in football. involved in football. vote in hundreds of momentum activists and councils simply did not fall. councils simply did not fall. opinions of those within game, but he wouldn't name names. key areas. he wouldn't name names. i am not convinced services delivered by conservative councils are delivering for them. councils are delivering at celtic of course, give him by it. for them. any advice. advice. dawn, what is labour going to do about mobilising the younger voter? about mobilising the younger voter? and stop celtic's domination of the scottish game. scottish game. these were places labour felt they were finally going to take. were finally going to take. for now he has been nice about his former captain. he was ultra

they came quite close. professional. but they didn't take party could form the next government? professional. government? incredible quality as it. i think it's doing pretty well. how many years have you held it? pretty well. a footballer. years have you held disappointing labour didn't do as well as hoped. a footballer. it? well as hoped. all his career, that is what made him the great player he was. him the great player he was. london, we are still holding our ground in the inner city councils. ground in the he will take a lot of those attributes into his management. attributes into his management. inner city councils. 150 votes short of no overall control. control. would see 12 more labour mps and 12 fewer conservatives. fewer conservatives. interesting to see what happens sure he will look to impose after that. on his team. after that. team. the same time got off to a bumpy start at the gerald a thalia. start at the gerald one is talking about those small stories. stories. people which is under 45s at the a thalia. moment. moment. opening time, leaving him grace and bruised. bruised. the type of brexit that it supports hasn't been distinct enough? was only down in 21st on 37 seconds behind the winner. hasn't been distinct enough? the defending champion. cannot predict general elections, they cannot but be do show a trend. champion. they cannot but be do party, just as there are in the conservative party. finished in the top ten show a trend. i dig think what is the trend for the —— britain's. so. britain's. conservatives? conservatives? in israel for the it is we are holding our own end a difficult time. our own end a difficult time. about brexit, they care about the economy, health. race heads to sicily. economy, health.

conservative voters care about that as much as labour. care about that as much as sicily. you lost your majority in the general election last year. general election last labour. sure it is not ideal to raise after having year. crashed. having crashed. racing and it is all part of the being in government and immediately after a very difficult referendum. after a very difficult referendum. sport. any problems you think long—term? any problems you think long-term? not at all. superficial. and i think labour have been clever in their ambiguity about brexit. in their ambiguity about brexit. it's not that much of an issue. a birthday to remember with victory in the women's toward a yorkshire. in the women's toward a and schools and the nhs whether they are a labour or tory voter. are a labour or tory voter. yorkshire. lots of positive stories we can tell about our time in government. about our time in government. will be looking at the post—brexit country. country. seconds on what is the 33rd birth day. day. huge gains in leave voting third for the stage to take second place in the overall standings. metropolitan councils, trafford has gone to no overall control. gone to parts of middle england. place in the overall no overall middle england. standings. control. we are still in contention. his semifinal at the world snooker championship. we may not be in control of trafford. championship. not be in control of trafford. 0r anywhere in these metropolitan councils. —— improved his advantage over the second session. they have not closer and closer to a soft brexit or no brexit. second session. or no brexit. wilson could this playing in his first... swept us out. might be increasingly concerned playing in his first... out. about that. three after the next five frames. thank you both. the next five frames. back to the studio. studio: thank higgins needs 9—7 going into tonight's session. 9—7 going into tonight's session. you. difficult decisions, polarising referendum. runner—up barry hawkins in the other semifinal. referendum. semifinal.

these are life pictures from the bbc's covers. the kind of patterns we've seen overnight. from the bbc's covers. hawkins has the advantage at the moment. overnight. the advantage at the moment. are not being swept out i think that is the very good news for us. is the very won the last three frames to take and 9—6 advantage. good news for and 9—6 advantage. us. evening session between we are talking about places like swindon, many ten... angela... higgins and wilson. the labour party has been much discussed. wilson. discussed. bbc support the unexplored website and on view that row damaged the labour performance there. television. —— the bt sport website. performance there. we do have to let us speak occasionally. occasionally. london sadiq khan has been making kind of the same point. kind of the same point. website. we'll hear from him in a moment. from him in a relief from the tories here, they were very worried about wandsworth. you can follow that on the bbc sport website. were very worried about wandsworth. moment. let me remind you of the result in barnet. thank you of the result in barnet. you. was a setback for labour, to say the least. least. conservative gain but we carry on fighting, we made significant gains in wandsworth. significant gains in wandsworth. i think we oversold it slightly. from no a couple more of those stories that we brought you at half past. we brought you at half past. overall control. think we oversold it slightly. we have so many seats in london. have so overall control. of prince harry and meghan markle on may 19 in windsor. many seats will walk his daughter down the aisle at st. for the conservatives, quite a big turnaround in barnet. in london. george's chapel. turnaround in barnet. six gains to the tories, five losses to labour. the tories, five losses to labour. in southwark, for example, we have consolidated their position. consolidated their position. this was a bad is no conservatives in southwark any more. more. result for the labour and the duke of edinburgh. party. party. 45% of the vote going to the tories, 39% areas you were already

going to labour. more about what's been announced this afternoon. doing very well in. tories, 39% going to labour. and the percentage change. well in. percentage change. 6% up for the tories, 2% up to labour. tories, 2% up to labour. help you get the position in, for example, the midlands. example, the midlands. that is where there is more to do. it's a little for all of us, some of the details of the big day. the details of the big day. there is more to do. little tidbit, two weeks on monday to go. the controversy over anti—semitism in the party. to go. in the party. that's something that sadiq khan has been discussing. the next general election, we have made progress. sadiq khan has been discussing. parents should be involved on the big day. made progress. big day. that they were divorced when megan was about six years old. was about six years old. london but certainly focusing as well be coming to this country a few days before the consolidated, we have won more seats than any other party. than any other party. and barnet. wedding. well and barnet. before the wedding. we have seen the royal family. we have seen the royalfamily. royalfamily. 0n the big day, they will both have roles. will both have general election is coming labour's 1971 and this year we've done even better. wave. roles. wave. better. way from her overnight accommodation by car to windsor let's go out to the green opposite parliament and join anita. parliament and castle. by car to windsor castle. join anita. the best results in some parts of london than ever before. london than ever before. let's get some more opinion and at saint george's chapel her father, thomas, will take her up the aisle. thomas, will take her up analysis. analysis. the aisle. as father of the bride to give her away. away. fisher of the times and 0wenjones of the guardian. of the guardian. high altar where harry and his best man william will be waiting. man william will be waiting. a few hundred votes of toppling conservative wandsworth. conservative wandsworth.

anything other than conservative during my lifetime. during my lifetime. around how labour did, especially in london. london. in westminster it's always been conservative. it's always been conservative. them as they make their way to the chapel. chapel. barnet has always been conservative, labour has never won it out right. labour has never won it out right. mother, diana princess of wales and the service. the service. that labour a0% in london and it shows there are no no go areas for labour in london. go areas for labour in london. the general election. election. elder sister lady jane fellows will be giving one of the readings. be giving one problem in the labour party and does that need to be listened to? of the readings. that need to be listened to? getting their worst night in london since 1971. who don't feel comfortable voting labour. pages of honour and all that sort of thing. since 1971. labour. thing. learned that meghan markle is not having a maid of labour party, the same share of the vote as the tories in westminster. anybody feels our party is a safe place for an anti—semite. place for an anti—semite. vote as the tories honour. having a maid of honour. in westminster. anti—semitism is racism and we should have no truck with that. very modern, goodness me, whatever next? modern, goodness me, whatever next? should have no truck with but that is the latest on the royal wedding. that. heavens, nick. should make sure we investigate any allegations. allegations. will be making a speech at the reception at this rate. reception at this rate. and i hope she is. there is an idea. she may do, yes. well, i hope members of our party against whom allegations have been made. allegations have been made. led council again, partly because of momentum. momentum. so. mentioned we don't know about bridesmaids yet. should be kicked out of those allegations are upheld. bridesmaids yet. allegations are upheld. sadiq khan speaking a short while ago.

speaking a short while ago. things that we, the public, really won't know until speaking up labour's chances the day? won't know until the day? in some areas. jewish people not feeling comfortably voting labour. comfortably voting labour. areas. the high—profile guests, although sort of details? sort of details? is saying that there won't be issuing complete guest list. issuing complete guest list. seriousness of what the party is facing. facing. very powerful words from sadiq khan there. celebrities in that sort of thing would know that they are attending. would know that they are attending. sadiq khan there. recognise a problem that you can deal with it. trying to keep quiet are details of the honeymoon. deal with it. it's wise for him to say that. the honeymoon. say that. any details of when they are going on where they're going. on where they're going. annoyed at it not being dealt with but actually upset. suspect that will emerge as but actually upset. the days progress. have jewish friends who are concerned. progress. and if you have a sense of complacency people do not, and vote. complacency people do not, and concerned. it's the party has got is now set, all the arrangements are made, all the details are finalised. made, all the details are vote. lucy, what is your interpretation? to tackle quickly. finalised. tackle quickly. do not think the labour has done quite as well as you make out. quite as well as you make out. not day by day, but bit by bit as the picture completes itself. indeed. expectation management and labour has fallen short. for now, thank you very much indeed. has fallen short. robust and firm against any allegations of anti—semitism. what everyone wants his weather like today on the big day. conservative borrowers they spoke of allegations of anti—semitism. thank you very much. taking. taking. these are big games have not been made. been made. prove that trust to them so they can come back and vote for us. academy which awards

come back and vote for it. us. it's the first time such a decision has been made in almost 70 years. maddy savage reports livingstone permanently expelled from the party? from the party? from stockholm. a lot of people would be looking at that, yes. would be looking at that, yes. do you like to see that? you like to see that? churchill downs steinbeck. dylan. we could have expected labour to do better. there is any place for anti—semitism in the labour party. better. in the labour party. has labour been a turn—off for voters in some areas? voters in some areas? the most prestigious awards for office a jeremy corbyn by people with a political agenda against him. from around the world. political agenda against him. office from around the world. away that there is a problem to be dealt with. simon? academy, has been in turmoilfor months. months. it is all because of this french photographer. into —— momentum activists going into... into... angela has been very fair about it. french photographer. very fair about it. god, in a diverse multi—faith society and benefit hugely from it. society and cultural project that got funding from the swedish academy. from the swedish academy. benefit hugely least 18 women and leaking information about prizes. from it. information about tolerance, which is often used, is not enough. prizes. not enough. was a member of the academy with the alley nations came out. alley nations came out. recognition, and in general terms that's become more accepted. credited momentum in helping when that's become more accepted. made a deep internal rows about how the allegations were handled. four extra seats. the allegations were handled.

four extra seats. momentum plays a vital role in mobilising people. and political parties have to take the lead. vital role in mobilising people. am and not being able to cope with the scandal. the lead. we have to be absolutely clear about the scandal. that. clear about that. or regret about their behaviour and the public in the last few weeks. the public in the last few failure in our party processes it has to be robust to be dealt with. has to be robust to be dealt with. projections, jeremy corbyn would—be prime minister in a hung parliament. prime minister in weeks. a hung parliament. we have to labour party sees it as being something they that it has lost credibility, both here in sweden and around the world. here in sweden and around the world. be cautious about have to grasp. something they have to grasp. those predictions. predictions. who have faced anti—semitism but our responsibility is for our party. responsibility is for our party. and communication in future, as well as we should be better than anybody else. should be better than anybody else. recruiting new members. it's not exclusively a labour as recruiting new members. problem? problem? literary sphere in a span, but upset a lot of people across liver problem but i'm concerned about sweden. a lot of people across sweden. does that say in terms of how the conservatives handle brexit now? conservatives handle the labour party. about the labour brexit now? party. resorts —— a source of national pride. pride. questions seriously about the sexual harassment. harassment. racistjoke on facebook who has been reinstated today. group of people, and acting reinstated today. that has given the conservatives a majority. like it's. conservatives a majority. should she have been reinstated ? should she have been reinstated? it's. have been reinstated?

guys, but the people who do good and want to do good. want to do good. racist or anti—semitic we deal with confidence in the academy and the prize won't be an easy assignment. prize won't be an easy voters are very strongly pretty swiftly. assignment. pretty swiftly. maddy savage, bbc news, stockholm. favour and leave. we've dealt with a number of people. we've dealt with a numberof people. we've dealt with a number of people. number of people. leave. different interpretations of the vote so far. vote so far. i'm sorry i don't have any details... have any details... you're not kidding. thank you, anita. anita. compared an asian person to a dog on with whom he allegedly had an affair. facebook. what has changed? i don't know enough about the situation. know enough about the situation. speak tojess phillips, the labour mp. mp. absolutely condemn any language like that. that. what is your assessment of labour's performance? performance? while putting mr giuliani's comments down to inexperience. overall or make those jokes don't mr trump has denied ms represent me or my in birmingham? daniels' claims of an affair. party. should she have been reinstated? initially and then the west midlands and birmingham. reinstated? and birmingham. suspended for things, it's not always permanent. always permanent. so, rudy knows it is a witchhunt. he started apologised profusely or there is other detail. other detail. yesterday. i would need to started yesterday. know more about that. he will get his facts straight, he is a great guy. facts straight, he is a more about that. we have another result from south yorkshire. great guy. result from south yorkshire. but what he does is he feels it is a very bad thing for our country. where labour's very bad

thing for danjarvis was heartland of labour have been going over to the tories. standing. our country. that's the bit disappointing. a turnout of 25% in this disappointing. donald trump there, leaving the white house and little earlier. contest. contest. fifty crocodiles being illegally imported into the uk. more than it makes me feel a bit sad. bred for their meat. sad. in those regions, what is your reading of powers are slightly nebulous, to put it mildly. it? what factors are at play? and had begun to laughter danjarvis play? fight. is in 0ne crocodile died. the remaining animals will be re—homed. front. weeks and you must have sense of what people were thinking? what people were thinking? this is the first round of voting. voting. i have seen in birmingham percentages, a8% to 15% on the first preference votes. in working—class areas. working—class areas. i did not necessarily pick it up. necessarily pick it both claiming success and the local elections in england. up. election results despite not making big gains. a majority of 90 losing richmond and pinkston people to feel utterly out of trust 3000. to the liberal democrats. in politicians. in politicians. liberal democrats. fact that people are thinking what is thisjob?

fact that people are thinking what is a few more details are being released about the royal wedding. this job? released about the royal wedding. is this job? what is this job and was it a slam dunk forjanjarvis? was it a know now that meghan markle's father will walk slam dunk forjanjarvis? her down the aisle. will walk her down the aisle. help them to care about their lives, just ordinary people. just ordinary people. ever at this time we will take a look at the markets. look at the markets. i think that is why we are in this stalemate. is why we are in this frank wert closing the day and the week. stalemate. talked at one point about as a possible leadership contender. week. what is labour not doing that it should be doing in these areas? should be doing possible leadership contender. but, yes, nebulous was the word. yes, nebulous was the word. positive trading over in the states on the dow and the nasdaq. states on in these areas? clearly it is not reaching out to them. the dow going to be able and the them. to do, what it nasdaq. will actually mean. actually mean. vote is not something labour would feel at all comfortable in chasing. feel at all comfortable in chasing. jobs this hasn't been properly stay at 630. what to look forward to. defined. lots of that ukip vote originated with the labour party. defined. to. it's bizarre we are having a election on it. with the labour party. our top story steven gerrard becoming manager at rangers. becoming manager at rangers. a election on it. what are people voting on? voting on? i think dan jarvis is very impressive. very impressive. brooks for his first senior he will do a very good job, i'm clear about that. coaching role. role. at what? asked about the pressure, he said bring it on. said bring it on. what? certainly building at the world snooker championship. laughter he was impressive in parliament and as an individual. snooker championship. we will have the very latest. parliament and as an individual. the very latest. john higgins has been rolling back the years, 9—7 up. been rolling back the people but actually years, 9—7 up. listening to them. barry hawkins and mike williams are playing in the other semifinal. playing in the other semifinal. them.

first of 17, still some way to go. post which doesn't have a budget as iunderstand... post which doesn't have a budget we will also be live injerusalem. a shaky start for chris froome. shaky start for as i understand... and that wasn't defined. chris froome. defined. is a curious kenyan dumping story we have got for you. have got for you. have all lost the argument —— what their lives should be like. at the badminton horse trials, too. their lives should horse trials, be like. they don't know what they are voting for? too. forward to the hay—bellew fight this weekend. weekend. but now it is time for the film review. hello and last few elections people have said, we do not want any of it. is i don't understand how it has come to this. we do not want come to this. welcome to any of it. there is a quote from borisjohnson to the film would rather be the mayor of south yorkshire. do with brexit. to do with why do you say that? review on could be brexit. bbc news. very influential. a point about brexit in former labour areas. he says... to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so mark, what do we have this week? what the leadership is doing a moment, i think it's interesting. moment, i think it's interesting. stand against khan in the london mayoral race? mayoral race? someone who can win and beat him —— against sadiq khan. we have tully, and beat him —— against sadiq khan. that much we know! a new film hold the front page! page! starring charlie's. labour is giving the right message in this area. charlie's. and the new and make him a merry ‘s flower. what is your take

on that? that? you have given yourself a bit of room there. union to me and the room there. it is made by the people who made juno which is just glorious. it is made by the people who made juno which isjust glorious. thousands of doors i not juno which isjust glorious. i love that movie so something you can reach out to what i would call conservative london. i would on. —— that i knocked on. much. that movie so much. on. call conservative written by gabor cody, directed byjason reitman. cody, directed byjason london. reitman. they work together with charlize theron on young adults. theron on young adults. about as much as my area as i would expect, not very much. expect, not very much. to find somebody who can bring those two sides back. do you have some names? something for westminster to play no names. with. with. it is typical of borisjohnson to say that. what about ed vaizey as a potential candidate? vaizey as a potential candidate? to say that. ” don't even know if he is interested. don't even know if he is party politics are so very well there, did i? interested. there, i thought you are going to say i don't know who he is. did don't know who he is. he is much valued and a very amusing colleague. valued and a very amusing colleague. i? would he be a credible candidate standard against sadiq khan? standard against sadiq khan? darryl watts of incredible candidates. watts of incredible candidates. tojeremy corbyn today based on these results? these results? resonates in london —— there are lots of incredible candidates. lots of incredible candidates.

campaign from zac goldsmith was disgraceful. winning in these areas is totally important. disgraceful. important. extraordinarily inclusive mayor over communities and build support. communities and build support. taking him on is a toughjob. communities and build support. country outside our own echo chamber. chamber. labour city, how will the tories be able to do that? able to do that? certainly more votes than ever before. really worked to listen to them and hear what they have got to say. hear what they have got to say. can i finish my point, simon? jess phillips, thank you. phillips, simon? he was a remain mayor or a leave mayor? thank leave mayor? you. we are talking about borisjohnson. we are talking about boris johnson. is she right about saying, we have a boris johnson. problem? problem? the political class as a whole has a

problem. was an outward looking view problem. of brexit. what type of remain view? in one of the most remain parts of the country. candidates on the ground across parties. the country. parties. issues, when people vote they vote on a whole swathe of issues. on a whole swathe of issues. i want to pause for a second, please. to pause for a second, people on both sides just say, get on with it. please. on with it. from the government because i have a bit of a headache going on. thank you very of what will much. happen. happen. he has a majority in the house of commons to leave the customs union. commons to leave the customs union. who as been waiting patiently to speak to us. thank you for coming to win back trust and labour need to get into these areas. along. get into along. i'm looking at the tally, 3a seats, five gained so far. seats, five gained so far. these areas. that on your spectrum why isn't working—class areas of success or failure? it's a good night for the greens.

that labour is failing? greens. we are very pleased with these results. labour is failing? —— why is labour failing in these areas? failing in these results. these areas? some time, notjust about have our youngest councillor ever, labour, all parties. all parties. just 20 years old there. just 20 years old there. —— peterborough and trafford. peterborough and trafford. jess phillips was speaking about labour in particular. labour in particular. camden against the massive labour onslaught. onslaught. a bright but lots of people in these areas ask, who is speaking for me. areas ask, who is speaking for me. and traditionally it should be labour at speaking for them. labour at speaking green against 47 labour, for them. no other opposition. opposition. are coming back and that consolidation is happening. consolidation is happening. feet to the fire, giving a bit of accountability on those councils. accountability on those councils. those who have won because everyone has worked hard. good. back enough of those people that should be labour. should be labour.

around 2000 candidates and got 34 seats. that's want to be labour but we need to do more to convince them. right. more to convince them. turnout of those people that should be labour. be labour. is not very good and not very impressive. be labour but we need to do more to convince them. convince them. impressive. i think in the context it is impressive. it is impressive. the lever vote was over 60% turner is 31%. —— turnout was 31%. that is hugely biased against small parties. parties. people withholding their vote and not being ready to commit. not being ready to commit. fraction of the resources that the other parties have. and particularly the other parties have. labour party? what that is what i am most concerned about. concerned about. but it is a message to us all. to us all. have been getting that message for the country and we are clearly the fourth party now. ukip has disappeared. five years. disappeared. five years. greens they really hard—working greens who will deliver for them. greens who will deliver for them.

scotland and so on, places where they felt they had been neglected. they felt they had been neglected. almost got our second councillor too. too. for us and we are going to celebrate that. caroline, it isjo coburn here. someone with his own here. i wanted to ask if you review to be dismissed. are disappointed in norwich? dismissed. disappointed in norwich? yes, i cannot deny that. heard things about the cannot deny that. norwich is incredibly disappointing. customs union. incredibly disappointing. do you think you really did? swept away by a bit of a corbyn surge, and! particularly in cities where there is quite a young demographic. is quite a young demographic. have got the university there of course. course. pretend that that wasn't really disappointing result for us. disappointing result for us. ever mentioned customs union or anything. anything. have many of

the policies that southwark it was affordable housing, sheffield it was trees. sheffield it was trees. they like? like? should be very careful about misinterpreting results. misinterpreting results. there is lots of the solution. lots of the solution. the environment labour is very different from the green party. different from the green party. we want to see a people's vote on the detail of the final deal. translate them into the house of commons projection. the detail of the final deal. commons projection. know what it's just a bit of an and for many people that is an attraction. attraction. illustration. illustration. house of commons bbc projection based on this vote share. as well, then i think that we absolutely do stand our ground. absolutely do stand based on this vote share. there was a our ground. hung parliament, this is it. interesting permutations.

are really showing distinction from labour which people like. talk us through this one, john. labour which people like. us through this one, john. forjoining us from brighton, caroline lucas for the green party. caroline lucas for the green party. and happy lib dems in south cambridgeshire. very happy. they are pleased. seeing conservatives and labour are pretty much neck and neck. very excited. pretty much neck and neck. is the new lib dem leader in south cambridgeshire. cambridgeshire. i'm going to welcome bridget to the programme. bridget to the programme. thank you forjoining us. seats to take either party passed the 326 mark. congratulations to you. the 326 mark. you. going to look at the figures very quickly. quickly. have exactly the a3 seats labour would need to get the 326 seats. would need to get the 326 seats. losses for the tories and five losses for the independents.

losses for the independents. and what was the reason for successful use there? successful use there? —— success for you there? were to you there? lose the as well so it's getting very exciting. exciting. brexit vote, make it mean... it mean... formidable group of candidates has been working tirelessly. been working tirelessly. general election we would probably look back to the polls very quickly. look back to the polls they are getting theirjust rewards now. getting theirjust rewards now. very quickly. conservatives worked really hard, we worked really hard. what a fascinating prospect. worked really hard. the... that mean they give you another knighthood! knighthood! i would be wanting a permanent bed inside the bbc studios. inside the bbc studios. i will be up the all night once too often. conservatives... all night once too often. you probably more volatile determination and because south cambridgeshire is ready for change. cambridgeshire is ready for change.

politics than ever before. than ever before. be like in several years' time, any of this is entirely speculative. of this is entirely speculative. we really the heart back into local government in south cambridgeshire. in south cambridgeshire. cannot... that's all about local issues. about local issues. really cannot... today, bridget, the balance between local and national issues. local and national issues. really affect the campaign for you at all there? at all there? the most relevant authority for most of their life. of their national issues are really important. life. important. in favour of staying in the customs union. councils but also on councils controlled by the lib dems. controlled by union. the lib dems. and we will be back with the rest of the news. the news. voted out of europe, winning in places that voted in. places that voted in. up in the moment but first of all today. at east and

west split. eastern areas have seen and this isjust beginning of the the best of the resurgent us as the third—party. sunshine so far. resurgent us as the third—party. the sunshine so far. going to go on for a few hours yet so we will let you get on with it. so we will let you get on with it. thank you forjoining us. running up to the bristol channel bringing some spots of drizzle. bringing some spots of for any of the parties so i hope they have a nice time. they have a nice time. drizzle. like to do now is take a pause, why don't we catch up with the weather? don't we catch up with the weather? in the evening leaving a fine i was out in westminster earlier and it is a gorgeous day outside. it is a gorgeous day outside. end to the day. the day. other parts of the country and we will find out with chris. coastlines, some drizzle but relatively mild night. relatively mild night. holiday weekend and things are looking good. looking good.

continent and increasingly dragging in the air from northern europe. continent and increasingly dragging in the airfrom northern europe. in the airfrom northern europe. but further west it has been a different story. different story. morning drizzle and quite misty and murky over the hills. murky over the hills. may bank holiday is 2a so it looks like we will smash that. give a fine end today with a fair bit of sunshine. like we will smash that. bit of sunshine. scotland in particular with some rain but temperature building. rain but temperature building. into the high teens to low 20s and getting warmer into sunday. getting warmer into sunday. all—important bank holiday weekend and things still look good. and things still look good. the uk with the most cloudy weather in the far north—west. in the far north—west.

england and cooling down across northern scotland. northern scotland. that is your latest weather. about it it's not that one, a couple of weeks ago we had 29. of weeks ago we had 29. in western areas and particularly western scotland with some rain. western scotland with some rain. increasing amounts of sunshine around across most of the uk. around across most of the uk. cloudy as to whether in the far north—west. as to whether in the far north—west. temperatures, 18 in aberdeen, not bad, 23 degrees towards london. bad, 23 degrees towards london. england and wales with those temperatures continuing to climb. temperatures continuing to climb. same time it will cool down across northern scotland. northern scotland. that's your latest weather.

bye for now. was on bbc two and on the bbc news channel. channel. coverage of the local election results in england. results in england. are still some finding out the results. results. we have the majority at this stage. this stage. our experts and political colleagues in the studio. in the studio. plymouth earlier where labour took the council from the conservatives. the council from the conservatives.

to win in other areas but they had hoped to make council gains. hoped to make council gains. thinking of swindon, barnet, wandsworth. wandsworth. of councils in derby, redditch and nuneaton. a mixed picture. minister thanking conservative workers in wandsworth. workers in wandsworth. she's been barnet as well. barnet as well. party remains in conservative control. control. councils in peterborough, basildon, redditch. redditch. they lost councils to labour and the liberal democrats. labour and the liberal democrats. another mixed picture. south cambridgeshire council from the tories. the tories. south cambridge for liberal democrats. democrats. control of richmond and three rivers in hertfordshire. in hertfordshire.

for ukip, almost total colla pse. for ukip, almost total collapse. total collapse. seats of all those councillors they won four years ago. won four years ago. doesn't seem to have paid off for them this time. and we'll ask them for the initial reaction. reaction. that we haven't managed to discuss so far. so far. the tally of councillors in england so far and have a look at these. so far and have a look at these. this is where we are.

some of those independents are former ukip people. lots to talk about. about. let's catch up with the news with jane. good afternoon. a summary of the news. the news. significant breakthroughs in the local elections in england. local elections in england. despite both parties claiming success. success. london, while the tories lost control of trafford after 14 years. control of trafford after 14 years. here is chris mason. barnet, a smiling

prime minister facing a question. facing a question. are you going to call a snap general election? call a snap general election? laughter i think we'lljust enjoy... i think that is a no. 0nce bitten, twice shy. twice shy. in wandsworth, a council the tories have run for decades. they clung on, just. just. supporters and our revitalised campaign machine. campaign machine. but we won't take anything for granted. anything for granted. people and we will build on this success for the future. the council from the conservatives. haven't all been good. lost a bit of ground. of seats across the whole

country. campaign all over the country. in london where liberal democrats takeover from the conservatives. takeover from the conservatives. south cambridgeshire from the tories. tories. reasserting ourselves as a major national force. reasserting ourselves as a major nationalforce. reasserting ourselves as a major national force. national force. to celebrate in trafford, greater manchester. and the conservatives took control. been, the people of barnet would be waking up to

a labour council today. in london we did really well. in nappies the last time we did this well. well. wandsworth was last won by labour in 1974. labour in 1974. been won by labour, barnet never been won outright by labour. been won outright by labour. were some wards we've won that have never been labour. never been labour. councillor for the first time in history. history. in swindon the tories, and despite a big push from labour. despite a big push from labour. it's been a rough time for ukip. been a rough time for ukip. they suffered an almost total wipe—out. suffered an almost total wipe—out. i'm not saying it's a good result. i'm very disappointed and i hope to do better. do better. didn't think anyone in ukip will be vastly surprised. vastly surprised. think that's a strong base for us to build an.

build an. has upped its number of councillors, it's been pretty positive so far. it's been pretty positive so far. afternoon on friday, but this election isn't over yet. election isn't over yet. continues, for instance, here in birmingham. chris mason, bbc news. seat with a slightly reduced majority. majority. majority over the dup of little under 8000 taking a7% of the vote. under 8000 taking a7% of the vote. resignation of barry mcelduff in january. january. has been elected mayor of the sheffield city region. sheffield city region. five labour candidates have been elected. the otherfour are in london. london. taylor has been elected mayor of watford. watford.

that is the summary of the main election stories so far. main election stories so far. back to westminster. performances we've been talking about in the past few hours. about in the past few hours. talking about their performance in london. london. divergences in terms of some of the performances. performances. a disappointing result for the conservatives. conservatives. labour made quite a few inroads there. few inroads there. manchester and speak to the greater manchester city mayor andy burnham. manchester city mayor andy burnham. thank you forjoining us. your view on labour's performance overnight? overnight?

mixed if you look at the national picture here in greater manchester. picture here in greater manchester. borrowers have labour as the largest party. party. we've got lots to celebrate but mixed overall. but mixed overall. truly local local elections where different factors have been up play. different factors have been up play. in many ways it's where we were last year at the general election. year at the general election. of the next election whenever that is? is? that labour would be in serious contention? contention? obviously labour made ground last year, didn't they? ground last year, didn't they? that was a significant step forward. was a significant step forward. been consolidated in many ways that these elections. these elections.

inroads into a true blue borough for 15 years. 15 years. nuneaton, portsmouth, some of those london seats that we failed to take. london seats that we failed to take. that's the next test forjeremy corbyn and john mcdonnell. corbyn and john mcdonnell. needs to reflect upon what it needs to do to make that further advance. to do to make that further advance. thinking about the issue of anti—semitism. anti—semitism. factor in this election where there was a largejewish community. was a largejewish community. feelings amongst the community were very raw. feelings amongst the community were very raw. they need to be listened to. to. corbyn, i'm afraid this election must draw a line under that. must draw a line under that. urgently need to be properly

addressed. addressed. saying that response was too late or still inadequate? absolutely. had some really good statements in recent weeks. recent weeks. to be gripped more firmly, in my view. view. issues where complaints have been made. made. that's the thing the party needs to do. needs to do. the actions that back up those words. words. in some cases we are still waiting to see that. waiting to see that. are only raising the issue in some way to undermine the leader. way to undermine the leader. that simply isn't the case. simply isn't the case.

any of that work derailed by this ongoing row. ongoing row. your view is clear and i'll put that to the panel. i'll put that to the panel. can i pick you up, you mentioned nuneaton. pick you up, you mentioned nuneaton. being a little relaxed in the picture you've given us? picture you've given us? i don't wish to appear relaxed. wish to appear relaxed. very much in the greater manchester context. context. for here, ifeel quite invigorated by the change to be honest. by the change to be honest. i'm thinking about our world here. thinking about our world here.

wouldn't i feel good about that tonight? —— greater manchester is red. there are disappointing results elsewhere. elsewhere. i don't know why derby or nuneaton voted the way they did. nuneaton voted the way they did. think there are probably local factors at play. factors at play. to those places and perhaps have a stronger story to provide to them. stronger story to provide to them. clearly the party isn't winning seats lost their in recent times. seats lost their in recent times. winning places we will need to form a government. a government. midlands is that it's not reaching the white working class there. the white working class there. would you

agree with her? you agree with her? similar analysis myself over the yea rs. similar analysis myself over the years. years. it's something that people have heard me say many times. heard me say many times. we've still got some way to go before we properly address that. before we properly address that. think the party needs to have a stronger position on devolution. stronger position on devolution. down to the places that feel left behind? behind? possible response to the referendum result. result. go further, faster and deeper with devolution. deeper with devolution. to the places that feel they haven't prospered as much as other places. prospered as much as other places. that same devolution as manchester has. thank you very much. burnham, the greater

manchester city mayor. mayor. thornberry the shadow foreign secretary. secretary. selection of guests, you have a lot to do. to do. its response, inadequate as he sees it to the anti—semitism row. it to the anti—semitism row. what did you make of his remarks? he's right. words are not enough. got 70 or so complaints and we need to deal with them quickly. to deal with them quickly. know why we've been dragging our feet, but we have. she is to deal with it.

of trust is you can lose it in a moment. moment. community in order to be able to build back their trust. build back their trust. in the response they gave after that meeting. meeting. they said it was a wasted opportunity and all the rest of it. opportunity and all the rest of it. very serious about trying to tackle it? it is about actions. people are very pragmatic. very pragmatic. been dealt with and they are right and we are going to deal with it. and we are going to deal with it. people who want to have a go at jeremy corbyn.

what would you say to them? them? frankly the tories need to have those conversations as well. those conversations as well. community and i don't want my party to ever have any of it. to ever have any of it. party to be better than everyone else. else. livingstone in the party or out of the party, for example? the party, for example? why you ask that and i'm tempted to give you my personal view. it is an illustration. illustration.

they make a strong position that cannot be appealed in the courts. cannot be appealed in the courts. halfpenny's worth saying i think he should be chucked out. should be chucked out. do you think he's respecting the process? he's respecting the process? that's why he's been suspended again. again. those who are making the decision, so that we can't be appealed. so that we can't be appealed. adam lang laden, a former councillor in barnet. —— sal. executive member of jewish labour voice. voice. your perspective in this discussion on what has happened in barnet. on what has happened in barnet. on the executive of the jewish labour movement. labour movement.

and real concerns the jewish community has over anti—semitism. community has over anti—semitism. jeremy corbyn has already instigated? it is all about action. so far we have not seen any action. the process because not on the panel. panel.

both know that is what i think but it is not for me to decide. it is not for me to decide. what is your point? your point? believe we have taken sufficient action. action. locally but because of the failings of the labour party national. of the labour party national. we share and that we ought to be able to be representing them? able to be representing them?

about it, we have to get on and do something about it? something about it? what action needs to be taken? let's talk practically. practically. about practical action but what kind of practical action? of practical action? victory celebration of some kind on the assumption we were going to win. the assumption we were going to win. —— localjewish community and apologise to the jewish community. apologise to the jewish community. the invite is there. others and other members of the labour party will facilitate it. labour party will facilitate it. in the end do you think he should go and do that? and do that? i understand your argument, adam. argument, adam. up to him to decide what he

wants to do. do. it is good of you to join us, adam, and get some sleep. adam, and get some sleep. remarkably opened for somebody who has had one hour of sleep, 34 hours. has had one hour of sleep, 34 hours. —— you are remarkably. thank you very much. very much. exclusive to labour, it has been focused on very sharply. focused on very sharply. of how this issue has contaminated some of the political space? some of the political space? first—hand from my family what that meant. meant. it isjust wrong, there ought to be something is beyond debate. to be something is beyond debate. life this kind of thing and it's wrong.

wrong. not a racist party because of anti—semitism. anti—semitism. leadership has provided to resolve those assurances and doubts? those assurances and doubts? a bit of a fraud and that is far more damaging for the labour party. more damaging for the labour party. it's not being upheld by the labour party. party. society have been mistreated

in that sense. sense. recognising where mistreatment happens. happens. in the way politicians can react to legitimate concerns? legitimate concerns? a long question and i wanted to check we have got it. check we have got it. talking about windrush or anti—semitism? windrush. sorry and have put in train swift action to correct it. action to correct it. racist thing, we just got that wrong. wrong. because people ultimately expect us to act and not just talk. to act and not just talk. that is not whatjeremy corbyn has done. done.

them in some way in terms of the response. response. i was tucked up in bed, i'm afraid. i'm afraid. that's why the question was so long, all right? was so long, all right? question, sal, how do you feel about the results? the results? much my encouraged them i was at 9pm last night. i was at 9pm last night. in the areas we have gradually been going up. going up. a substantial increase in mps so very positive. very positive. councils, which one gave you most satisfaction? satisfaction? did rather better than you thought you would? south

cambridgeshire. richmond but we had control of them in the fairly recent past. in the fairly recent past. local community, done extraordinarily well. extraordinarily well. control with the majority they have got is astonishing. got is astonishing. foothills, if i can put it politely, like a major progress. like a major progress.

we have started making significantly after that. after that. lib dems can do in their areas and then it starts to follow. then it starts to follow. control of councils from the conservatives. conservatives. i'm still wearing my band but ijust came from islington. came from islington. greens and labour is a long way

ahead. ahead. and now you have none and you are a long way behind. long way behind. comeback in liverpool, we are on the march in labour territories. march in labour territories. about to lose viewers on bbc two, dominic, one final word from you? dominic, one final word from you? certain the conservatives will come in. in. and nobody is that impressed beyond a certain core vote with the trick. a certain core vote with the trick. and people are getting a bit tired of it. of it.

read about that in terms of the richmond area. richmond area. wanted to unite the country after brexit. brexit. the answer will come in a short while, how very helpful. short while, how very helpful. thank you very much indeed. you very much indeed. our viewers on bbc two, thank you for being with us. for being with us. news channel with some more results to come. welcome to barnet, in north london. a smiling prime ministerfacing a question. question. snap general election, prime minister? laughter. i think we willjust enjoy this. ” think that's a no. think that's a no. 0nce bitten, twice shy and all that. twice shy and all that. have run for decades, and they climbed on, just. climbed on, just. supporters and our raise revitalised campaign machine. campaign machine. but we won't take anything for granted. anything for granted. people and we will build on this success for the future. success for the future. plymouth, taking the council from the conservatives. the conservatives. jeremy corbyn admitted the results haven't all been good. haven't all been good. party has also taken south cambridgeshire from the tories. cambridgeshire from the toriesm london we did really well. london we did really well. the best result since 1971.

result since 1971. in nappies the last time we did this well. well. wandsworth was last won by labour in 1974. labour in 1974. westminster has never been won by labour. never been won by labour. barnett, never been won out right by labour. never been won out right by labour. yesterday that have never been labour. labour. end, they have a labour councillor for the first time in history. for the first time in history. the early may bank holiday record. this would smash it. weeks ago we had a high temperature of 29. it will start to feel warm. welcome back to our coverage.

the conservatives with a net loss of 19 at this stage. 19 at this stage. the lib dems gaining 62. gaining 62. ukip on three after the collapse we were talking about. collapse we were talking about. one of the biggest authorities in england. 51 needed for a majority. labour on 51 so not reached the end of the road. so far, three gains to labour. labour. i want to bring given my colleague patrick burns. colleague patrick burns. talk us through birmingham and the contest. through birmingham and the contest. labour are on the brink of retaining overall control. overall control.

it would have been an immense shock if they hadn't. an immense shock if they hadn't. own expectation in the north of the city, the less affluent areas. city, the less affluent areas. the hours that followed, it has evened out. evened out. the screen from time to time behind me. me. a real accurate statistical headlined assessment.

headlined assessment. to to crunch the numbers on share of vote. vote. on where they hoped to be and the tories up a little bit but not much. tories up a little bit but not much. this biggest local authority in the country. country. there are signs here of the liberal democrats revival as well. liberal democrats revival as well.

passionately for brexit or for remain. remain. the people in the middle of the ground. ground. was thatjess phillips who was saying that? was saying that? i think you have been up all night. been up all night. you are right jess phillips made those points. jess phillips made those points. you are talking about birmingham. are talking about birmingham. as the results you think almost significant overnight? significant overnight? this is the key point. key point.

have had the setbacks rather than the build—up of the numbers. have had the setbacks rather than the build-up of the numbers. the build-up of the numbers. emily is coming in, patrick. is coming in, patrick. conservative selected the mayor of birmingham. birmingham. birmingham voting and the majority was for the tories. was for the tories. labour to have won controller game, we need to put that in the mix. we need to put that in the mix. have this odd thing of a tory mayor and labour council. and labour council.

conservative, did not get anything like the majority in birmingham. like the majority in birmingham. labour scoring toward 60% of the vote in birmingham. vote in birmingham. birmingham labour's strength has not really changed. really changed. generally conservative environment to a greater extent. to a greater extent. and is able to unify the whole area. unify the whole area. patrick, good to talk to you. we can look at dudley. that is the scene. waiting for the prime minister to

arrive. arrive. we saneremy corbyn earlier i think in portsmouth. outside to westminster to the green and join some guests. and join some guests. thank you. comment, comparing party results to the black death. is this the end for ukip? ukip?

over half of available seats, 51% and this time it came down to 12%. and this time it came down to 12%. they simply were not standing candidates in brexit areas. candidates in brexit areas. immature to say it is the end of that tradition in british politics. that tradition in british politics. the next years will be interesting. thought they would get by voting for brexit. brexit. whether ukip is finished but there is a lot ahead. is a lot ahead. interesting to watch whether leave voters end up. whether leave voters end up. whether a party like ukip would fare in the future. in the future. conservative electorate that supported david cameron. supported david cameron.

hostile towards immigration, socially conservative. socially conservative. west yorkshire, cannock chase, the east coast of england. east coast of england. union, wanting radical reform of immigration. will they get them? we will have to wait and see. will have to wait and see. approached the next general election? election? i'm not convinced it has been a good result for labour. been a good result for labour. to win another 64 seats and only seven are in london. seven are in london. winning over areas like derby and middle england. middle england.

voters they have picked up from ukip? ukip? how did they reconnect with the university towns? the university towns? we are yet to see a full realignment. see a full realignment. offering a distinctive enough offer, on brexit, to voters? on brexit, to voters? leave and kensington and chelsea which gave 65% to remain? which gave 65% to remain? coalition is unsustainable as it is for social democracy in the west. for social democracy in the west. hand and blue—collar voters on the other. other. immigration, brexit, the big questions of the moment. questions of the moment. canjeremy corbyn hold them together? corbyn hold them together?

let's wait and see. wait and see. relations now, very interesting to hear your thoughts. hear your thoughts. get his take on the two main parties. parties. thinks it will position them as they move forward. move forward. the studio, not least in the direction of emily thornberry. direction of emily thornberry. what did you pick on mostly? did you pick on mostly? he was talking about in relation to south swindon is nonsense. south swindon is nonsense. voting labour whatever their

background. background. which puts us in a better position, we are the party of the future. we are the party of the future. he is a professor. is a professor. i did not hear that from him. from him. will be the party of the future to win the next election? win the next election? electorate is younger and likely to last longer. last longer. evidence is there labour has pushed through? through? the midlands, there is an area we have problems with. have problems with. we need to work on that and listen. on that and listen. looking at how do we change towns for the better? for the better? that feel overlooked and we need to offer a positive full turn the tiff. 0k. ok.

we seem to represent all the cities. cities. tories represent that the next battle ground will be towns. battle ground will be towns. terms of generation, the fact we have youngsters with us is positive. have youngsters with us is positive. an area where the lib dems and conservatives are having a tussle. conservatives are having a tussle. tim farron's area in cumbria. we can look at the story so far. look at the story so far. 30 of 51 seats declared. seats declared. majority and the lib dems in the lead at the moment. what are the prospects in south la keland ? what are the prospects in south lakeland? lakeland? what can you tell us about the picture? the picture?

borough where he was run close by the conservatives. the conservatives. that has happened in a lot of wards here. in a lot of wards here. there were no last elections because the map has been redrawn here. the map has been redrawn here. knows what will happen when the next half of the seats are declared? half of the seats are declared? not want to talk to us at the moment. they look quite nervous. conservatives across the country would take a bit of a kicking. would take a bit of a kicking.

places the liberal democrats are the underdogs. underdogs. here, it is an important counsel for the lib dems. counsel for the lib dems. results are declared, around six, 7pm. many thanks. a quick thought? it would be and it sounds like it will go down to the wire. will go down to the wire. the question you have tried to ask three times this afternoon. three times this afternoon. lucky old dominic raab. you hope kingston will fall

your way. way. people talk about services to a large extent. large extent. nothing to offer those remain areas on brexit. on brexit. i am not sure it is as clear cut. clear cut. councils, swindon, basildon, redditch, we do well. redditch, we do well. according to labourfigures, in london. london. year ago said they would be in government within six months. government within six months. think we have a good place to go forward. can i pick you up on the base. where are you in the big cities? cities? nothing in manchester, sheffield, liverpool. sheffield, liverpool. we knocked them out of overall control in derby. control in derby.

questions about the big cities including london. including london. we won barnett and held westminster. we held wandsworth. we held kensington. these are tory citadels. you going to do about the big cities. cities. predictions of a wipe—out they have not proved true. not proved true. challenge we have to focus on delivering. delivering. poll, by 3—1, nobody wants is to go back on the referendum. back on the referendum. the referendum and the best deal for the country. the country. partnership with partnership is fond of, is

it said? of, is it said? brass tacks of detail between the partnership... is it dead, the partnership? partnership? they are still considering it. considering it. would you like it to be dead? i do not believe in killing anything. not believe in killing anything. sure we do not have a hard border with northern ireland. with northern ireland. this is down in the weeds of brexit. in the weeds of brexit. it is not the weeds of brexit. the weeds of brexit. the border with northern ireland is in the weeds? northern ireland is in the weeds? an independent free trade policy under the void a hard border. under the void a hard border.

technical detail, it is important, but this is the technical detail. but this is the technical detail. partnership arrangement, we will look at it carefully. look at it carefully. have to get the european union to agree to it. agree to it. position to give lectures on the problems of negotiation. problems of negotiation. let's get something clear. something clear. describe northern ireland and the customs union... customs union... i have to hold you for a second. for a second. because the prime minister is in dudley. congratulating party workers. workers. there is the party chairman brandon lewis. let's listen. we have andy street. we have james and mike. showing there is teamwork.

delighted to say, your prime minister. minister. cheering thank you. thank you. to patrick carley for the work that has gone on here —— harley. great local services, and that is what conservative councils do. what conservative councils do.

walsall, as well, for the election results there. results there. country, notjust in the west midlands. midlands. labour targeted, but labour failed in their efforts. in their efforts. here has been repeated around the country. country. we have taken councils like basildon and peterborough. basildon and peterborough. conservative councils can do in delivering for people. delivering for people.

of dudley and we will build on this success for the future. success for the future. political career as a councillor in london. london. thank you for all you do congratulations. congratulations. councillors do up and down the country for people they represent. country for people they represent. thank you and congratulations. well done. the prime minister in dudley thanking party workers. dudley thanking party workers. very nice children in the front. nice children in the front. marks for the stylish ribbon on the right. right.

held them up, that is great and impromptu. impromptu. are you saying it is rent a crowd? all the parties do it. dominick's reading of the brexit process. process. in the detail is absolutely not true. true. resolved and after two years it is still not resolved. still not resolved. deliver on the free trade policy to boost exports abroad. boost exports abroad. and make sure we avoid the hard border.

we avoid the hard border. ministers finding it difficult to settle on and agreed approach? settle on and agreed approach? technical, it is about recognising the complications of it. the complications of it. technology and best practice abroad from new zealand, australia, canada. from new zealand, australia, canada. you are running out of time. referendum, all the flip—flopping labour party. labour party. customs union, against it, or the other way round ? customs union, against it, or the other way round? other way round? i am on record as being in favourfor a long time. i am on record as being in favour for a long time. being in favour for a long time. number of tory mps who want to stay in the customs union. that is true?

i do not think it is. agree, in the labour party as well, is the best way to achieve it. is the best way to achieve it. on the article 50 legislation, it did not happen. did not happen. about the customs union because you are scared of losing the vote. are scared of losing the vote. stop trying to frustrate the process. trying to frustrate the process. i am not. am not. reflecting the situation accurately when you say there are no tories... when you say there are no tories... i pointed to previous votes we had always won on the single market. always won on the single market.

in the commons to leave the customs union? yes. convinced they will vote with the government? government? real issue is making sure we get the detail right. we can take a pause. done anything different since an hour ago. chris. rest of today and it is an east — west split. west split. eastern areas have had the best sunshine so far. the best sunshine so far. this was earlier in greater london. earlier in greater london.

sunshine extensive across the east of england and eastern scotland. of england and eastern scotland. further west, cloud working in. cloud running up the bristol channel. bringing some morning drizzle. drizzle. evening to give a fine end to the day. overnight, the cloud will free form. misty around western coasts. some drizzle but a relatively marmite. marmite. holiday weekend and things are looking good. looking good. increasingly it will bring in air from northern europe. from northern europe.

particular where temperatures on bank holiday monday could reach 27. bank holiday monday could reach 27. but when you think about it, it is not that warm. not that warm. a couple of weeks ago we had 29. we had 29. saturday, cloudy and western areas. western areas. rain in western scotland, but temperatures building. scotland, but temperatures building. it will get warmer as we head into sunday. sunday. amounts of sunshine across most of the uk. the uk. temperatures, aberdeen not looking too bad. 23 in london. south—east of england but it will cool down across northern scotland. cool down across northern scotland. that is your latest weather.